Abdominal and pelvic anatomy
Abdominal and pelvic anatomy encompasses the anatomy of all structures of the abdominal and pelvic cavities.
This anatomy section promotes the use of the Terminologia Anatomica, the international standard of anatomical nomenclature.
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Anatomy: Abdominopelvic
- skeleton of the abdomen and pelvis
- muscles of the abdomen and pelvis
- spaces of the abdomen and pelvis
- anterior abdominal wall
- posterior abdominal wall
-
abdominal cavity
-
peritoneum
- peritoneal ligaments
- mesentery
-
peritoneal spaces
-
supramesocolic space
-
right supramesocolic space
- right subphrenic space
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right subhepatic space
- anterior right subhepatic space
- posterior right subhepatic space (Morison pouch)
-
lesser sac
- epiploic foramen (of Winslow)
- left supramesocolic space (left perihepatic space)
-
right supramesocolic space
- inframesocolic space
-
supramesocolic space
- inguinal canal (mnemonic)
- Hesselbach triangle
- umbilical folds
- retroperitoneum
-
peritoneum
- pelvic cavity
- perineum
- abdominal and pelvic viscera
- gastrointestinal tract
- spleen
- hepatobiliary system
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endocrine system
-
adrenal gland
- adrenal vessels
- chromaffin cells
- variants
- pancreas
- organs of Zuckerkandl
-
adrenal gland
-
urinary system
-
kidney
- renal pelvis
- renal sinus
- avascular plane of Brodel
-
variants
- number
- fusion
- location
- shape
- ureter
- urinary bladder
- urethra
- embryology
-
kidney
- male reproductive system
-
female reproductive system
- vulva
- vagina
- uterus
- uterine tubes
- ovaries
- broad ligament (mnemonic)
- variant anatomy
- embryology
- blood supply of the abdomen and pelvis
- arteries
-
abdominal aorta
- inferior phrenic artery
- celiac artery
- superior mesenteric artery
- middle suprarenal artery
- renal artery (variant anatomy)
- gonadal artery (ovarian artery | testicular artery)
- inferior mesenteric artery
- lumbar arteries
- median sacral artery
-
common iliac artery
- external iliac artery
-
internal iliac artery (mnemonic)
- anterior division
- posterior division (mnemonic)
- variant anatomy
-
abdominal aorta
- portal venous system
- veins
- anastomoses
- arterio-arterial anastomoses
- portal-systemic venous collateral pathways
- watershed areas
- arteries
- lymphatics
- innervation of the abdomen and pelvis
- lumbar plexus
-
sacral plexus
- lumbosacral trunk
- sciatic nerve
- superior gluteal nerve
- inferior gluteal nerve
- nerve to piriformis
- perforating cutaneous nerve
- posterior femoral cutaneous nerve
- parasympathetic pelvic splanchnic nerves
- pudendal nerve
- nerve to quadratus femoris and inferior gemellus muscles
- nerve to internal obturator and superior gemellus muscles
Anatomy: Radiological
The anatomy section is organized into seven expandable chapters based on regional body systems:
Anatomy: General
- anatomic position
-
Terminologia Anatomica
- superseded nomenclature
- anatomic variants
- regional anatomy
- systems anatomy
- labeled imaging anatomy cases
- osteology
- skeleton
- bones
- macroscopic structure
- microscopic structure
- bone growth
- fetal bone formation
- developmental ossification
- bones types
- nutrient foramen
- joints
- muscles
- organs
- embryology
- skin
- blood vessels
- nerves
- histology
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